Dao Fruit

Many officials in this court have aristocratic family backgrounds in terms of background and origin.

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At the beginning, the aristocratic family confronted Qiu Yan, and the two sides tore their faces apart. In the end, Qiu Yan won, which caused the power of the aristocratic family in the court to shrink and decline rapidly, but it was impossible to eradicate it.

As time went by, the power of the aristocratic family was slowly recovering, but they were used to Qiu Yan dominating everything. Even those who were not from aristocratic families would have more or less intersections with each other once they entered the officialdom, not to mention the groups and circles formed by many peers and fellow townsmen.

These circles were intertwined and complicated. Qiu Yan could suppress them for a while, but he could not suppress them for a lifetime. Besides, he did not intend to really suppress them. The reason why he suppressed the aristocratic family was to establish authority. Once this authority was established, he could command and control others to achieve his goal. With the change of officials, the flow of official spirit, the twist of dragon veins, and the change of luck, the manifestation of which was the impact of government policies on the lives of the people.

According to the normal trajectory, after these interest circles are restored, they will begin to challenge the existing power structure and pose a threat to Qiu Yan again. However, the reason why Qiu Yan seized power was because a great change was imminent and he had to deal with the unprecedented situation of upgrading.

Therefore, when the interest groups such as the aristocratic families stabilized again, the first thing they faced was actually the foreign enemy.

When dealing with the invasion of Tianzhizhou, there was no need for the aristocratic ancestors to force them. Most of them would have tended to Qiu Yan in advance, and then they realized the power of the mechanical creation.

If the new army had not been dispatched in time, the Donghua military would have had the upper hand. With the previous series of defeats, it was inevitable that some people in the court would have had strange thoughts. But the current situation is that Da Rui won a great victory, and as soon as Qiu Yan came out, the other party even used compensation, which can be said to have given Da Rui enough face. Many people in the court were also proud of it. When looking at Qiu Yan. I also think that having such a fierce god in the court is sometimes not a bad thing.

This mentality spread rapidly in the court, infecting many people. Many people looked at Qiu Yan happily and listened to him talk about Tianzhizhou's reaction.

It was because Tianzhizhou showed a fierce and tyrannical appearance at the beginning. They were frightened and felt that he was a strong enemy. So now that the strong enemy has surrendered, they will feel a strange pleasure.

At this time, Qiu Yan recounted the details of the contract one by one.

Li Yan and the officials in the Political Affairs Hall had already obtained some of these specific details. Now they are speaking out for the officials in the Golden Palace.

The censors and censors all pricked up their ears to listen, trying to find some omissions and criticize them. But Qiu Yan's words were strict and lawful, just like his military management, leaving no loopholes for others.

Not only that, many of the words he said actually attracted the approval of many civil and military officials in the palace.

"...According to the treaty, once Tianzhizhou retreats, it will give up all 72 overseas islands."

"In fact, this time it's not just a compensation. Strictly speaking, Tianzhizhou also ceded land..." Suddenly, another person whispered.

Someone on the side immediately said in dissatisfaction: "Cede land? What land? This Tianzhizhou is originally a foreign country, occupying the land of Dayu. Now withdrawing. How can it be considered ceding land? Minister Liu, I know that you have recently wanted to surrender to Marquis Dingguo, but you don't have to force the credit on him."

The man frowned earlier, but he was not angry. Instead, he smiled slightly, showing good self-restraint: "Minister Zheng. You have misunderstood. The land I am talking about is the islands on the sea. The 72 islands on the sea used to have no officials, let alone restrictions. Now Marquis Dingguo has brought them with a contract."

Another official on the side said: "That's right. The islands on the sea were not actually taken down by our soldiers, but by those unorthodox methods. Speaking of it, how these people were gathered by Marquis Dingguo is really curious."

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These words spread among the officials until Qiu Yan finished talking about the results of the peace talks, and then it was calmed down a little.

Then, Qiu Yan talked about some of his plans, which were about the workshop for mechanical creation and sending more troops to Zhutuolan for training.

For the first item, both civil and military officials were jealous, knowing that it involved a lot of real money and silver. If they could get a share, they would have endless benefits. However, for the second item, many people were puzzled, and the imperial censor immediately came forward to express his opposition.

For these objections, Qiu Yan just glanced at them and did not respond. Instead, he said to Li Yan on the dragon throne: "Your Majesty, in addition to the agreements made during this visit, there is another thing that I heard from Tian Zhizhou." When he spoke, his face was solemn.

There was a heavy flavor in his voice. When he said this, it spread throughout the Jinluan Palace and filled everywhere in an instant, shocking people. Even those who were still whispering stopped talking and listened attentively.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Li Yan felt a sense of solemnity from Qiu Yan, and his heart sank.

"This news is about the outer space." Qiu Yan said, paused slightly, and then said, "According to Tian Zhizhou, the continent where our Da Rui is located seems to hide some kind of secret treasure, and this news has spread throughout the starry sky, so it attracted Tian Zhizhou and the Linjia clan."

"What?" The civil and military officials in the court were stunned when they heard it. It was precisely because of the strange rhythm that Qiu Yan's words touched them deeply.

In contrast, Emperor Li Yan remained calm, but this was because he had already learned about the promotion of Buzhou and the gathering of all parties from Qiu Yan's mouth, so it was not surprising.

Qiu Yan added: "Records of people from outside the world have existed since ancient times, but they are all fragmentary. Many are close to legends and ordinary people have no way of knowing about them. However, in the past two years, people from outside the world have come one after another, and even Not only in one place, Tianzhizhou and the Scale Clan are clearly from both sides, but they are fighting on our land in Donghua. It can be seen that they are attracted by something, and they are trying their best to rob it. "

After hearing this, the officials thought carefully and felt that this statement was indeed true. Not to mention that among the hundreds of officials, those with profound backgrounds had already known something through some channels, so they couldn't help but feel worried.

"How can we passively defend against invading enemies?" Qiu Yan changed the topic at this time, "If nothing else, our battle with Tianzhizhou has stopped now, but the Linjia clan is watching with eager eyes and crosses the border in Jiannan from time to time. , Don’t tolerate it, it just so happens that Tianzhizhou is going to fight with the Scale Armor Clan, and they are the main force, so it will be beneficial for us to send people to the side. "

The people in the palace are all smart people. For the sake of Qiu Yan's words, he didn't need to be more thorough and understood everything.

Sure enough, the opposition became much quieter afterwards, but naturally it will not be eliminated.

After the court meeting, everything was as before, but Qiu Yan's words still stirred up many waves, the undercurrent became more and more turbulent, and everyone had something on their mind.

"Why did the master need to clarify the matter so early?" In the Qiu Mansion, Qiu An also asked with some doubts.

At that meeting, although Qiu Yan used the name of the secret treasure to explain the motives of Tianzhizhou and the Linjia clan, this could arouse the hatred of many people, but it might also cause strange things. In my mind, Qiu An only had this question.

"I know your worries. People's hearts are fickle, difficult to measure, and difficult to control. Their hearts and thoughts are easy to guide when they first break out, but once they last for a long time, even the person who originally instigated them cannot control them. "It's inevitable to lose control." As Qiu Yan spoke, he raised his hand and tapped it lightly on the table.

"I will spread the news now. The officials will be surprised and frightened, and most of them will share the same hatred. But once it lasts for a long time, other thoughts will inevitably arise. Not to mention the same hatred, even coordinating and mobilizing will not be easy. But... "

Having said this, he raised his eyes and looked out the window.

It was already night, and through the window, one could see a bright moon.

"Now, this time will not become longer, because someone else is coming..."

As he spoke, the bright moon reflected in his eyes suddenly burst out with a burst of light, and a star that was originally dim suddenly became brighter.

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Stars are all over the starry sky, and there are many near Donghua. Many of them are dim stars. But there is such a star, which was originally brilliant. It suddenly dimmed a few years ago and gradually moved away from Buzhou. It seemed that it would disappear in the vast starry sky. Disoriented.

But suddenly, the star burst out with light again, and with it, there was a great will.

"After going through a lot, I finally came back. Donghua Continent is my Shinto fiefdom. Now it is about to be upgraded. How can I not participate?"

The brilliance of the stars became more and more brilliant, and the light seemed to penetrate the space and spread to a very far place, illuminating a corner of the starry sky, where two figures were approaching side by side.

A man's robes are flowing, his black hair is flying, his eyes are shining like stars, and above these two eyes, there is a vertical eye between the forehead, and the third eye is surrounded by stars. At first glance, it looks like a A miniature starry sky.

He walked slowly, walking on the starlight step by step, as if his feet were on flat ground, with divine light rippling around his body. However, after this divine light spread out, it became entangled with another figure, evolving into a five-color halo.

This five-color halo contains five completely different artistic conceptions, deriving the secrets of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The radiance is consistent with the Taoist robe, and it changes on the second person's body.

The intertwined voices of old and young came out of his mouth: "Zhimu, you may be able to take full advantage of your return this time. Those Tianjun characters who came here have not broken out of the cage yet. Of course, they are When they come out, you and I don’t need to be afraid.”

The three-eyed man smiled lightly and said: "I hope I can respond to your auspicious words, Patriarch of the Five Elements." (To be continued.)

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